2022 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Neeku Purcell
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- The Northwest School
- Hometown:
- Seattle, Wash.
2023
Started in all 19 games and played in 15 full games โฆ Posted a goals against average of 0.65 with a 16-2-1 record โฆAllowed 12 goals in a team-high 1,652 minutes of play, recording seven solo shutouts and four shared shutouts โฆ Recorded 28 saves on the year, with game season-highs of three saves, achieved three times - at Washington, vs. Utah and at Arizona State โฆ Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
2022
Recorded five shared shutouts in eight games played โฆ Did not allow a goal in her first 192 minutes in the net and has only allowed one all season for a goals against average of 0.51 โฆ Played a season-best 45 minutes at Oregon State and had two saves.
U.S. National Team
Has been on the U.S. Youth National Teams from U-15s to U-23s โฆ Recorded four shutouts, including both in the semifinals and finals, to help lead the U.S. to the 2022 Concacaf U-20 Championship โฆ Member of the U.S. 2022 Sud Ladies Cup championship team and the U.S. FIFA U-20 World Cup squad โฆ Played with the U-23s at the 2023 Thorns Preseason Tournament.
High School/Club
Played for the OL Reign Academy and was a captain since 2016 โฆ Named an All-American in 2019 and 2020 โฆ Named the 2019 Development Academy West Conference Player of the Year โฆ Lettered three years in basketball at The Northwest School, and was named first-team all-league in 2020 โฆ Rated the No. 8 recruit in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer.
Personal
Full name is Neeku Kazemi Purcell โฆ Born in Seattle, Wash. โฆ Parents are Elham Kazemi and Mark Purcell โฆ Has a twin sister, Roshann โฆ Wanted to attend UCLA because of the โpeople, location and the challenge it would present meโ โฆ Describes her greatest athletic thrill as saving two penalty kicks in a shootout, including the final one that won her team the game, in Sweden in 2019 โฆ Athletes she admires include Hope Solo, Michelle Betos, Karen Bardsley, Kobe Bryant, and Megan Rapinoe โฆ Enjoys writing, poetry, ceramics, marimba, music, skiing & snowboarding, hiking, and any outdoor activities โฆ Both parents attended UCLA โฆ Major is undeclared.
